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Riders are facing checks over padded bras that could alter airflow, with the UCI enforcing rules on non-essential clothing. Updates cite race organisers' inspections ahead of time trials, and debates over potential advantages.
British rider Finlay Tarling has died after a serious accident during the 8th stage of the Volta a Portugal. The race was neutralised and the podium ceremony cancelled as a sign of mourning. Tarling, 19, rode for the NSN Development Team and was the younger brother of Josh Tarling.
British rider Finlay Tarling has died after an accident during the Volta a Portugal’s eighth stage. NSN Development has withdrawn from remaining stages. Organisers say the race will continue in mourning with tributes to Tarling.
Enric Mas maintains his overall lead at the Vuelta a España as stage wins from Mikel Landa and a late surge by Mas consolidate Movistar’s grip on the GC ahead of the Granada finish; Matthew Brennan has sealed a historic five-stage haul for Visma-Lease a Bike, underscoring a new era for British sprinting.
Marlen Reusser has retained the women's world time‑trial title in Montreal, winning in 50:24.44 and beating Britain’s Zoe Backstedt by 40 seconds. Germany’s Franziska Koch has taken bronze. Backstedt, 21, has stepped up from under‑23 competition and finished strongly on a longer, windy technical course.
Riders have staged a five-minute stoppage at the start of the Giro di Lombardia to highlight safety concerns after recent vehicle incidents and the death of a cyclist in Portugal. Remco Evenepoel has urged more stringent road-safety measures as the peloton resumes the Monument.